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  • Tue 15
    Featured September 15 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm AEST

    ‘The First Inventors: How People Shaped a Continent’

    The Capitol 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    'The First Inventors: How People Shaped a Continent' | An evening with Larissa Behrendt AO, Billy Griffiths and Sean Ulm To celebrate Social Sciences Week, and the research that helps us understand and shape society, RMIT University is proud to present celebrated Eualayai/Gamillaroi author, filmmaker and academic Larissa Behrendt AO, award-winning author and historian Billy Griffiths and one of Australia’s leading archaeologists, Sean Ulm, as they discuss their new book The First Inventors: How People Shaped a Continent. Drawing on the groundbreaking 4-part documentary series of the same name, The First Inventors takes readers on a journey through 65,000 years of innovation, […]

    Thu 17
    Featured September 17 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AEST

    AI Data Centres: Exploring the Buildings Behind the AI Boom

    The Capitol 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    AI is here - the genie is out of the bottle. The question now is how we manage its impact and shape a digital future that benefits society. Behind the rapid growth of artificial intelligence is a vast and complex infrastructure network, with data centres playing a critical role in powering the technologies transforming how we live, work and connect. As part of Social Sciences Week, 'AI Data Centres: Exploring the Buildings Behind the AI Boom’ brings together industry, government and academic perspectives to explore the opportunities and challenges of Australia’s digital transformation. The panel will examine how we can […]

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